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March 31, 2008

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By MATT HEINDL  ¦   Taylor Norris is strapped in for a ride on her father's Harley Davidson at Steve McQueen Day in Slater on Saturday. Her uncle said many riders were turned away by cold weather; nevertheless more than 100 appeared for the first motorcycle show of the year.

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“Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

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“The Whistling Season” by Ivan Doig

Meet Rosie Tippin [Video]

By Amy DiFrancesco  ¦   Get to know Rosie Tippin, a candidate for the Columbia School Board. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

Meet Ines Segert [Video]

By Beth Carpenter  ¦   Get to know Ines Segert, a candidate for the Columbia School Board. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

Meet Tom Rose [Video]

By Mindy Lonkausky  ¦   Get to know Tom Rose, a candidate for the Columbia School Board. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

Meet Darin Preis [Video]

By Courtney Flatt  ¦   Get to know Darin Preis, a candidate for the Columbia School Board. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.

Meet Gale Hairston [Video]

By Mu Li  ¦   Get to know Gale Hairston, a candidate for the Columbia School Board. Click here to see the full municipal election guide.
March 30, 2008

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By Missourian Staff  ¦   Rosie Tippin is running for one of the three open Columbia School Board seats.

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By Alex Lewis  ¦   Rosie Tippin laughs with her friends at their monthly Bible study on Feb. 28. After the school board election ends, the group is considering meeting twice a month.

Segert pushes for school board engagement with public [Photo]

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL  ¦   School Board candidate Ines Segert listens as MU freshman Curtis Atkisson helps her with her campaign brochure at Lakota Coffee. Segert is a psychology professor at MU.

Tippin passionate about children, education [Photo]

By Alex Lewis  ¦   Rosie Tippin laughs with her friends at their monthly Bible study. After the school board election ends, the group is considering meeting twice a month.

Robotic window washer climbs to the top for title [Photo]

By SALLY MORROW  ¦   Judges for the robotic window washing competition at MU study how many dots were cleaned from a window after one of the college teams tested its robot.

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By SALLY MORROW  ¦   Competitor Steve Hoepfner from North Dakota State University mounts his window washer to the test window Saturday at MU.

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By SALLY MORROW  ¦   A team from Michigan Tech watches Frank Jr. during the window washing competition while judges note the success of the machine.

Steve McQueen Day draws fans to Slater [Photo]

By MATT HEINDL  ¦   Visitors to Steve McQueen Day in Slater watch a film of stunt work in the 1966 film "The Sand Pebbles." Loren Janes, a friend of and stunt double for McQueen, organized the stuntwork of the film. Janes generally charges $10,000 to speak, but he appeared Saturday for free.

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By MATT HEINDL  ¦   Taylor Norris is strapped in for a ride on her father's Harley Davidson at Steve McQueen Day on Saturday in Slater.

Special friendship inspiration for MU ski club [Photo]

By Photo courtesy Mike Neustedter  ¦   MU senior Mike Neustedter, right, returns to California during breaks to snowboard with childhood friend Paige Volden, left, who has lost her eyesight.
March 29, 2008

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By ALYCIA LEWIS  ¦   Quin Lewis, a member of the Red Line Saxophone Quartet, holds his baritone saxophone during the group's practice Friday.

Chamber of competition: Annual Plowman competition comes to First Baptist [Photo]

By ALYCIA LEWIS  ¦   Doug O’Connor plays the soprano sax Friday during a rehearsal with his quartet for the Plowman Chamber Music Contest. The quartet members drove 900 miles from Rochester, N.Y., to compete.
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